UNITED NATIONS: The United States, France and several Arab and European countries have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border following intense discussions at the United Nations. The pause in hostilities would apply to the Blue Line, the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, and would allow the warring parties to negotiate […]
DAMASCUS: Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian families fled Lebanon for Syria as Israeli airstrikes continued, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. According to a statement issued by the UN Refugee Agency, hundreds of vehicles were backed up in queues at the Syrian border, with many people arriving on foot, […]
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia could respond with nuclear weapons if it were attacked with conventional arms in the latest changes to the country’s nuclear doctrine. In a televised meeting of Russia’s Security Council, Putin announced that under the planned revisions, an attack against the country by a non-nuclear power with […]
TOKYO: Japan has sent a destroyer through the Taiwan Strait for the first time, Japanese media reported, amid increasing military activity around Japan by China. The Sazanami entered the strait from the East China Sea on Wednesday morning, spending more than 10 hours sailing south to complete the passage, public broadcaster NHK and the Yomiuri […]
NEW DELHI: Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on September 11, 2024, marking another year of significant ice loss in the Northern Hemisphere. According to researchers at Nasa and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), this year’s minimum extent was 4.28 million square kilometers, continuing the decades-long trend of shrinking and […]
Reasi Sees Highest Voting Of Nearly 72%, Srinagar Lowest At Around 27% Srinagar: Over 54 per cent voters on Wednesday exercised their franchise in the second phase of polling for 26 seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Addressing reporters, J&K Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said the polling was peaceful and by and […]
Srinagar: As many as 20 of the 26 assembly segments that went to polls on Wednesday in the second phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir have registered lower voter turnout than that in the 2014 assembly elections. According to the data of the Election Commission of India, the overall voting percentage in the 2014 […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of second phase of Assembly Election for turning out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor applauded the spirit of the people to strengthen the democratic values and for upholding the rich democratic traditions. […]
Srinagar: The members of a foreign delegation who are here on Wednesday to observe the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir expressed satisfaction over the conduct of polls, with some of them saying the process looks comparable to how it happens in their own countries. Jammu and Kashmir is voting in the second phase of […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday lashed out at the Centre for inviting foreign diplomats to observe the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the polls were an internal matter of India and “we do not need their certificate”. “I don’t know why foreigners should be asked to check elections here,” […]